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MCDONALD, Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5395 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Turriff, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Turriff Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5395, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5395, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (right buttock and right arm) | |
| 23 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5395, 22nd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 2nd occasion (gassed) | |
| 28 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", "coolness, gallant leadership... great courage and determination" | |
| 28 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5395, 22nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 31 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5395, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
My great great uncle
Ronald is my great great grand-dad, my father's great grand-dad. Ronald got gassed during the war, and after the war always ate dried apricots because he would say it made his chest feel better.
I think this is awesome
Submitted 6 February 2017 by Heath Rogers
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